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Nearly 30 years after its first printing, Chris Kraus’s most popular work continues to be a feminist touchstone
The author reviewed endless books about affairs. Then she wrote her own
Contributors and friends of the magazine reflect on what they read in 2023.
Helene (Laetitia Dosch) is a single mother and university lecturer in a heated sexual relationship with the mysterious, married Russian diplomat, Alexandre (Sergei Polunin). Their arrangement is purely physical, yet her desire for him becomes an all-consuming obsession, as she loses her grip on the rest of her life, including her son. Based on Annie Ernaux's controversial autobiographical novel.
“The Young Man” is more than the story of an affair. It’s an intense re-examination of the past.